Carton or box



June 2, 1925.

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L. SCHWARTZBERG CARTON- QR BOX Filed April 16. .1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ZOE. FER G EELBM C 1,539,875 SCHWARTZBERG June 2, 1925.

CARTON OR BOX Filed April 16. 1923 3 Sheets She't s Zola/ 6 Schwartz/29c wwss' I I Y J 7 an 7 9 Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,539,875 PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS SCHWARTZBERG, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARTON OR BOX.

Application filed'Aprfl 1c, 1923. Serial no. 032,270.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, LOUIS SOHWARTZBERG, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Carton or Box, of whichstruction of my carton in a manner so that but a single operation is required to convert the same from a collapsed to an extended structure. -Also- 1 have provided means for manipulating the cell walls of a carton of this character that may be employed either with the carton herein illustrated or niav be employed with cellular cartons of other designs. A still further object resides in providing a cellular carton wherein the exterior walls and cover, together. with the cell walls and the means for moving the walls, is a unitary structure; that is, there are no loose parts that have to be inserted or installed during or after the assembly or opening of the carton. Further objects will be apparent to others familiar with the art to which my invention appertains, all of which I prefer to carry out in substantially the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

F ig. 1 is a perspective of a typical embodiment of my invention with the cover raised to disclose a portion of the interior.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of one end of the carton.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective at one end of the carton, partlty broken away, and illustrating a manner 0 assembly.

Fig. 4 is a plan of means in the form of a false bottom for moving the hinged cell walls.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view in perspective showing the assembly of the partition with a cell wall operating means, of false bottom. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating the assembly of parts of the carton. Fig. 7 is a plan of a false bottom to which the cell walls are secured by cement.

- Figs. 8, 9, and 10 are fragmentary vertical sections showing several modes of attaching the hinged cell walls to their operating means or false bottom.

Fig. 11 is a plan 'or lay out of the blank for fabricating the carton in its preferred form.

Fig. 12. is a plan of afalse bottom that is designed to be employed with the carton made with a removable partition.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary perspective of a carton with a removable partition.

Fig. 14 is an end view of a structure in which the partition is integral with the bottom.

In the drawings, similar reference characters are employed to designate like parts wherever they occur throughout the several views, and by observing Figs; 1 and 11, it I will be seen that the body of the carton,

when opened in an extended position so as to be ready for use, comprises. longitudinally elongated'vertical front and rear walls A and B, respectively; a bottom wall (1 connecting the lower edges thereof; and. a top member or wall D connecting the upper edges of the front and rear walls. A cover E extends from the rear or back wall. B that has a hinged connection by forming a bend e in the fabric of the structure at the juncture between these members so that the cover, whenever desired, may be folded down above the top wall. A lateral flange or fiat F extends along the outer longitudinal edge of the cover and is formed with integral hooks 7 that are adapted to interlock with coacting portions of the carton when the cover is lowered to close the carton.

One or more longitudinal partitions G may be formed integrally from an intermediate portion of top wall D, which latter is provided first with upturned flanges 15, at

gether adjacent bottom and the upper nserted in a groove or channel formed between flanges 15 of top wall D. The transverse or cell walls 17 are cut from the 7 nk upon opposite sides of the flange por- 10 tion thereof, and are normally flat with top wall'D when collapsed, but are moved down to or near bottom C when the cartonris opened and co-operate with partition to divide the interior into a plurality of cube lower edges of the. respective walls.

shaped cells disposed in rows on each side of rtitions. In making the cuts in the bl for transverse walls 17, suitable angular shaped corner connectors 18 are left in the top wall, which connectors, at the front edge of the carton rovide means to be engaged by'hooks f' of 5m locking flange of the cover when thecarton is closed.

It isto the means for moving transverse cell walls 17 into opened or closed positions that my presentinvention relates, and said means includes a reciprocable false or supplementary bottom 19 of suitable dimensions that is above the bottom of the carton and is suitabl connected to transverse walls 17 so that they may all be moved simultaneously whenever the structure is operated to open or collapse the carton. Divers means may be employed to connect the false bottom to the transverse walls, several of which structures I have herein illustrated in Figs;

3, 7, 8 and 9. In the preferred form, illustrated in detail in Figs. 1, 3 and 40f the drawings, the transverse walls 17 are reduced slightly at their lower edges to provide extensions 20 that are provided with slots 21 extending parallel with the adj acrelnt e false bottom 19 is provided with a tongue 22 cut from the material of the bottom and adjacent the hinge of the tongue the false bottom is provided with a slot 23 upon each side of tongue 22 into which the reduced portion 20 of the transverse walls is adapted to be inserted. In this operation of inserting the extension into the slot 23, tongue 22 is entered into slot 21 of the transverse wall so that the latter is securely locked in position and coasts with false bottom 19. Each of the transverse walls is similarly constructed at its end opposite the hinge or corner pieces 18, and the false bottom is pro vided with a plurality of slots 23 and tongue or flange 24, as shown in Figs. 8 and w 9. In order not to cut false bottom 19, the

lower edges of the transverse walls may be.

provided with laterally bent flanges 25, and

the same secured to the false bottom at the locations where the segmental shaped flanges,

or tongues 24 would have been disposed, as shown in Fig. 10. It will be seen that by connecting the transverse Walls to'the false bottom permits the movement of all of the. walls simultaneously so that'by shifting the false bottom longitudinally of the carton in one direction the transverse walls will be moved to a horizontal'or closed position for collapsing th carton, or by moving the false bottom longitudinally in'the opposite direction the structure may be extended or opened and the transverse walls will be positioned vertically to divide the interiorof the carton body.

It will be seen the false bottom is disposed upon ogrposite sides of the longitudinal partition and in order to permit of the collapsing of the carton in the manner just mentioned, I'have provided the major portion of the false bottom with an elongated longitudinal-slot 26 extending to the edge iii) of the false bottom at one end Where it has an offset that provides an end locking hook 27 and another oppositely arranged offset but after 'falsebottom 19 has been moved longitudinally within the, body of thecarton to .open or extend the same, the false bottom moves down towards the lower portion of the partition and locking hooks 27 and 28 will engage recesses .29 and 30 in one end and an intermediate adjacent portion of the partition. The inner end of slot 26 durin this operation travels along the curve portion 31 of the adjacent end edge of the partition, and at the bottom thereof enters a V-shaped notch 32 adjacent the lower edge' of the partition. During this movement \of the false bottom book 28 will be engaged with the adjacent side of the partition and will therefore cause a pivotal orleverage action between the adjacent side or half of the false bottom between thehook 28 and the end engaged by the notch 32. This will, under ordinary circumstances,

cause buckling of the false bottom, or' a probable ,wedging of said bottom against ilk I edge of top wall D adjacent the rear wall 3 and turn down this flange d and' secure it to the adjacent portion of the rear wall below the plane of the top wall. A modification of this securing structure is shown in Fig. 6 wherein flange d is bent upwardly, but not secured to the back wall and segmental shaped tongues d are cut from the top wall, out of the adjacent portions of partition walls 17, and said tongues d are glued or otherwise secured to back wall B at spaced intervals and below the plane of top wall In Fig. 13, I have shown the application of my collapsing and opening means to a carton of a well known type, which carton is provided with a removable partition wall. In this structure, the partition walls arenot spaced from each other as heretofore described, but form continuous walls 34 from the front to the rear and are cash provided with a transverse slot 35 extending downward from their upper edges. The removable partition 36 is provided with interlocking recesses 37 thatengage walls 34 below their slots 35. The lower portions of transverse walls 34 may be provided with any of the means I have heretofore described for connecting the same with false bottom 38. For convenience, I have shown in this connection the structure illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, in which tongues 24 are cut in false bottom 38 and are bent lat erally and glued, or otherwise secured to the adjacent lower edges of the elongated transverse walls 34. In manipulating this structure the removable partition 36 may be pressed against the flattened partition walls prior to assembly, and by a quick downward action against the same, after the body walls have been opened or extended, will force partition walls 34 downward with false bottom 38 and slots 35 and 37 of the walls and partition will coact with each other in the assembly of the structure.

It is obvious that other methods may be employed in carrying out this invention, and it is obvious that the false bottom 19 may, when the carton is in its open or non-collapsed position, be either fiat against bottom 0 of thecarton body, or may be spaced a slight distance therefrom, as seen in the drawings, which will provide a slight cushion for the articles in the cells. I desire it understood that all such changes and modifi ations are contemplated as coming fully within the scope of my invention as expressed in the following claims.

false bottom connected What I claim is: Y 1. A collapsible carton comprising front. rear and bottom walls, a plurality of trans verse cell walls produced by slotting a blank from which they hinge at their top edges, a separate flat strip connected to the lower ends of said cell walls controlling the relative positions of said cell walls, and a longitudinal partition.

2. -A collapsible carton comprising front and rear walls, top and bottom walls connecting the same, a plurality of transverse cell walls formed from said top wall and movable to positions transverse thereto, means connected to the cell walls above the bottom wall for moving said cell walls into divers positions, and a longitudinal partition formed from one of the walls and intersecting said cell walls in non-collapsed position.

3. A carton comprising front, rear and bottom walls, a plurality of transverse cell walls, a false bottom connected to the end portions of said cell walls whereby the latter are moved to divers positions to open and collapse said carton; s'aid false bottom normally positioned parallel to the bottom wall of the carton, and a longitudinal partition intersecting said cell walls in non-collapsed position.

4. In a carton having a collapsible hollow body, a plurality of hinged cell walls co-opcrating therewith, and means for moving said walls upon their hinges consisting of a to the ends of said walls opposite their hinges.

5. In a carton having a collapsible hollow body, a plurality of hinged cell-walls co-opcrating therewith, and means for movingwalls upon their hinges consisting of a false bottom connected to the ends of said walls opposite their hinges and dis osed parallel with respect to the bottom of the body and spaced therefrom in a non-collapsed position whereby cushions are provided for the bottoms of the cells. 1

6. A carton comprising front, rear and bottom walls, a plurality of transverse cell walls, a ldngitudinal partition, and means connected to the cell walls for moving the said latter to open and collapse the carton; said means co'acting with the partition to lock the structure in open position.

7. A- colla sible carton comprising front and rear wa ls, top and bottom walls con necting the same, a plurality of transverse cell walls formed from the top wall and movable to positions lateral thereto, a longitudinal partition intersecting said cell walls in non-collapsed position, and a flat strip connected to the cell walls above the bottom wall for moving said cell walls into divers positions.

8. In a carton having a collapsible hollow body, a plurality of hinged cell walls co-operating therewith, a longitudinal partition blank from which the hinge at their top 10 intersecting said cell walls, and a false botedges, and a separate at strip connected to tom connected to the ends of said cell walls the lower ends of said cell walls and conopposite their hinges; said fal e bottom betrolling the relative positions thereof.

ing slottedlongitudinally and disposed upon Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and opposite sides of said partition. State of Illinois, this first day of March, 15

9. A collapsible carton comprising front, 1923- rear find bottom walls, a plurality of'transverse cell walls produced by slotting a LOUIS SGHWARTZBERG. 

